STARKVILLE, Miss. - Mississippi State University was awarded $1.49M to infuse virtual reality (VR) career exploration and job training into the education-to-workforce pipeline in Clay, Kemper, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties, The award, from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), is part of a recent $21M package supporting 21 projects serving 211 coal-impacted counties through ARC’s Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative. It targets federal resources to areas affected by job losses in coal mining, coal power plant operations and coal-related supply chain industries. Additional support is to be provided by East Mississippi Community College (EMCC) and the Mississippi Department of Education. Under the project, MSU’s Research and Curriculum Unit will partner with TRANSFRVR, an education software company, to enhance career and technical education (CTE) infrastructure in Appalachian Mississippi. VR simulations will introduce students to career pathways. TRANSFRVR will deliver the training through VR to middle and high school students enrolled in Cyber Foundations and CTE courses in six school districts: West Point Consolidated, Kemper County, Columbus Municipal, Lowndes County, Noxubee County and Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated; and CTE students at EMCC, which will house VR labs at Communiversity on its Columbus and Scooba campuses. (Source: MSU 03/17/22) Mississippi State University receives $1.49 million from Appalachian Regional Commission’s POWER Initiative | Mississippi State University (msstate.edu)
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